On general transformations and variational principles for the magnetohydrodynamics of ideal fluids. Part III. Stability criteria for axisymmetric flows

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 57, Issue PART 1, 1997, Pages 89-120

  Vladimirov, V A ^a   Moffatt, H K ^b   Ilin, K I ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS; STABILITY; VORTEX FLOW;

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030673252     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377896005272     Document Type: Article

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